School bus strikes 2 children in Bartholomew County

4:40 PM,
Feb. 27, 2014

Two Taylorsville Elementary School students were struck by a school bus Thursday morning.

Written by

Justin L. Mack
justin.mack@indystar.com

One of the two Taylorsville Elementary School students struck by a school bus this morning remains hospitalized in Indianapolis.

Police said about 7:37 a.m., Aiyanna Moffitt, 9, and her brother Brian Moffitt, 6, were hit by a bus in the 2500 block of Chaucer Drive near Taylorsville. Taylorsville is about 38 miles south of Indianapolis.

Larry Perkinson, student assistance coordinator for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., confirmed that after the crash, Aiyanna Moffitt was taken by Lifeline helicopter to IU Riley Hospital for Children. Brian Moffitt was taken by ambulance to ...